Shipping-tag.



' Nn. 694,402. Pat'ented mar. 4, |902. T. MATHENY.

SHIPPING TAG.

(Application led Oct. 17, 1901.)

(No Model.)

THIRSTON MATHENY,

ATENT OF OHAUNOEY, OHIO.

SHIPPING-TAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,402, dated March 4, 1902.

Application filed October 17, 1901. Serial No. 79,012. (No model.)

To all 1071/0771/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, THIRsToN MATHENY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chaimcey, in the county ofAthens and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Shipping-Tag, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shipping-tags, and particularly to means for reliably securing the attaching Wire or cord thereto; and the purpose of the same is to provide means in connection with the tag whereby the attaching wire or cord will be prevented from pulling loose or breaking away a portion of the tag and avoid the inconvenience andloss frequently encountered by a detachment of the tag from the goods shipped during transportation and also to strengthen the tag and render it more durable.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tag, showing the preferred form of the attachment applied thereto and looking toward the back of the tag. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the tag and attachment. Fig. 3 is a detail plan View of the attachment as appears before application to the tag. Fig. et isa detail perspective view of a portion of a tag, showing a modified form of construction of the attachment. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section of the tag and attachment, as shown by Fig. 4.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views. f

Referring to Figs. l, 2, and 3, the numeral l designates the tag-body, which is constructed of paper, as usual, and of the usual dimensions. The attachment consists of an elongated sheet-metal strip comprising a body 2, formed with a V-shaped slot 3 in one end to provide bendable legs 4 and having at the other end a head 5, which also is formed with a V-shaped slot 6 to construct bendable legs 7, thebody1,adjacenttothehead,beingcutaway at opposite side edges, as at 8, to form opposite catch-shoulders 9. In applying the body 2 it is placed against the back of the tag and extends in a longitudinal direction, the legs 4 being bent over the adjacent end of the tag.

The attaching wire or cord l0 is looped and caught over the portion of the body 2 adjacent to said shoulders 9 and the two strands drawn through the end slot 6, and when t-he wire or cord is thus arranged the legs 7 are bent over the adjacent end of the tag to thereby secure the attachment in immovable position on the tag and at the same fimeinseparably fasten the wire or cord l0. It Will be observed that the strainof the wire or cord l0 is exerted Wholly on the attachment and, furthermore, that the tag is braced by the body 2 of the attachment extending longitudinally over the back portion thereof and ready bending, doubling, or warping of the tag is prevented.

In the modified form of the attachment shown by Figs. 4 and 5 the tag l will be the same as that heretofore described; but in this instance a sheet-metal member is provided with a tongue ll at the center of one end, which is inserted through the tag, and a slot 12 in the member adjacent to the opposite end and upset. It will be observed that the tongue l l provides opposite shoulders 13, similar to those heretofore described, and in applying this form of the attachment the sheetmetal memberis doubled over and the one end of the tag andthe tongue l1 secured, as before explained. fied construction is caught over the tongue and braced against the shoulders 13 in a manner similar to the arrangement explained in connection with the preferred form,the Wire or cord being first looped and the strands passed through an opening in the center of the bent portion of the member, so that when the said member is firmly secured tothe tag end it Will inseparably hold the Wire and cord and take the strain of the loop thereof, and thus remove the pulling tension that may be exerted on the Wire or cord from the tag Al. It will also be seen that the modified form of the device strengthens or reinforces the tag, and tearing of the latter and detachment thereof from the mattei' to which it is primarily applied Will be obviated.

It will be seen that the same principle is involved in both tags and that the wire loop or cord loop, as the case may be, is caught and held against what may be designated a The Wire or cord 14 in the modi- IOO head portion of the attachment after being passed over a securing extension from the said head portion. It Will also be seen that the strands of the doubled Wire or cord will emanate from the center of the one end of the attachment, and thereby hold said strands in close relation for convenience in securing the same, and thus also virtually provide two points of securement for the said wire or cord. The metal employed in forming the attachment in either the preferred or modified construction will be of a nature best adapted to serve the purpose; but care Wili be taken to use metal that 'is not liable to corrode. It will also be seen that the attachment in the first form leaves the face of the tag clear for application thereto of printed and address matter, and in the second form both sides of the tag can be used.

Though the preferred forms of the attachment have been shown and described, it will be understood that changes in the shape, proportions, and minor details may be resorted to Without departing from the principle ofthe invention.

Having thus described the invent-ion, what is claimed as new isl. The combination with a tag, of au attachment having a head at one extremity and a securing extension projecting from said head, shoulders being formed at the point of juncture of the extension with the head, and

a securing-strand doubled around the said extension and passed through a portion of the head. I

2. The combination with a tag, of an attachment consisting of a body having bendable legs at opposite extremities to enga-ge the tag and shoulders near one end, and a securing-strand doubled around the body and caught against the said shoulders, the portions of the strand being passed through a part of the attachment at one end.

3. The combination with a tag, of a metallic attaching member secured thereto and provided With shoulders and a doubled securingstrand caught against the said shoulders and thence passing under said attaching member to the end portion of the tag, said strand being pressed in contact with but unsecured to the main body of the tag.

4.` The combination with a tag, of a metallic attaching member extending longitudinally over one side thereof and secured to the opposite ends of the tag, and a double securin g-strand held by the said attaching member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

THIRSTON MATHENY.'

Witnesses:

ALBERT BIRGE, WILL J. HAsTINGs. 

